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  1. bonner1040

    These guys got STYLE, wisdom and finesse.

    Um, so is it a joke? i mean he has equip and that seems like a lot of wood right?
  2. bonner1040

    These guys got STYLE, wisdom and finesse.

    It was. And it wasnt. I miss the height, the exposure, solitude and silence. Thats about it though, i do not miss the wind, sun, rain, or snow; nor do i miss the 14+hour days weeks away from home or the fact that the work becme mundane and simple and repeated often without change. Once i had...
  3. bonner1040

    These guys got STYLE, wisdom and finesse.

    They use a test weight, it attaches to the bottom of the manbasket/cage, and simulates the weight of workers and tools to test the lift capacity and function of the crane before it is used to support life. You can see one used in the beginning of the first video, they 'unpin' it right before...
  4. bonner1040

    These guys got STYLE, wisdom and finesse.

    I was in a position where i needed my paychecks to keep coming. Regardless of what was right and what might have happened in the long run, i couldnt really handle an interruption in funding. Not to say i risked my life unnecessarily because i was trapped or anything, the work we continued that...
  5. bonner1040

    These guys got STYLE, wisdom and finesse.

    They never really found out conclusively. My guess is that the cable, a dual core 80,000#er, got pinched between the retaining pin and the pulley sheave on the top of the jib. The CO said that the meter never even read over the weight of the basket and test weight, around 1200#, and that the...
  6. bonner1040

    These guys got STYLE, wisdom and finesse.

    I thought i did a good job for my first time running a crane! I only spent about 5 minutes learning how to use it before hand, its actually alot like Xbox. I have been practicing alot lately though and i am still just as good! In all seriousness though, I saw a crane fail once. We were working...
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